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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
Letters are written with a pen and the pen is helped by the ink. The string tied to the pen is a symbol of determination. The pen desires that nothing unpleasant or faulty should be written with it. If such a thing happens the pen raises an objection.
Ink and pen bestow a great benefaction upon the world. Ink dedicates itself to the world. It dries up and the pen is dedicated to the world by being worn out in the service.
The pen cannot function in the absence of ink. It can carry out the task of writing, only when there is a union with ink. Separated from ink, the pen stops functioning. In the same manner, if the pen is broken, ink by itself cannot do anything.
There is dust. It can be thrown upon ink. Dust here symbolises defiance. If its friend is thus kept away, the pen itself cannot do anything. Separation is inimical to existence.
samsar inspires the lofty
feeling of
Every event in renunciation.
In the eyes of the Vitrag, samsar abounds in objects that inspire renunciation.
THE GREATNESS OF SILENCE :
Speech is as precious as gems. If any consumer comes to you, give him two or three such gems. His soul will be supremely satisfied. If, after you gain his love, he goes away, you must shut the doors of your treasury. That means you must resume silence.
Silence is a spiritual austerity. Speech can bring loss. It is said, "Silence Steeps the intellect into a spiritual
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